The NCSC’s weekly threat report is drawn from recent open source reporting.
IT Security
Erasing personal data from second-hand devices
Introducing our new guidance: essential steps to follow when you’re buying (or selling) used electronic devices
Buying and selling second-hand devices
How to erase the personal data from your phone, tablets, and other devices (and why it’s important when you’re buying and selling them).
Critical Flaws Put Dell Wyse Thin Client Devices at Risk
Researchers: Vulnerabilities Could Allow Remote Code Execution, Files Access
Researchers at CyberMDX have uncovered two significant vulnerabilities in certain Dell Wyse thin client devices that, if exploited, could allow threat actors to remotely run malicious code and access files on affected devices.
EU Launches Decryption Tool for Law Enforcement
Move Seen as Alternative to Weakening Encryption
Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, and the European Commission are launching a new decryption platform to help law enforcement agencies decrypt data that has been obtained as part of a criminal investigation, a move seen as an alternative to weakening encryption.
Police Dismantle Cybercrime ‘Bulletproof Hosting Service’
Authorities Shut Down VPN That Supported Illegal Operations
The FBI, Europol and other law enforcement agencies shut down a virtual private network Tuesday that was providing a “bulletproof hosting service” that allowed cybercriminals to conduct illegal operations, including ransomware attacks, while remaining hidden from police.
Other Tech Firms Back Facebook’s Lawsuit Against NSO Group
Microsoft, Google, Cisco and VMware File a Brief in Spyware Case
Several tech giants, including Microsoft, Google, Cisco and VMware, have filed a brief backing Facebook’s lawsuit against Israel-based spyware firm NSO Group, which has been accused of hacking into Facebook-owned WhatsApp’s instant messaging app to enable spying by the company’s clients.
Hong Kong’s Hutchison Group, which runs mobile carrier ‘3’, protests as USA puts it on new China ban list
Trump administration is behind the times: used old name for Chinese company Hutchison sold ages ago
The CK Hutchison Group, the Hong-Kong-based conglomerate that operates the “3” mobile brand and maintains plenty of other telecoms investments, wants to clear its name after it appeared on a new list of companies the USA designates as military end users to which US companies cannot export.…